Today's news summary, Oct. 8, 2013

NEWS: It could be weeks before investigators determine the cause of a fatal motorcycle crash early Sunday night, Town of Fishkill police say. Police said Joseph Zielinski, 25, of Chelsea, was killed when his motorcycle struck a utility pole at Old Glenham Road and Greenhill Drive around 8:24 p.m. Sunday. The crash was the third with a fatality in Dutchess County in less than a week.

The Price Chopper supermarket in the Town of Poughkeepsie will reopen Wednesday at 6 a.m., officials said today. The supermarket in Hudson Plaza has been closed since Sunday morning when heavy rains leaked through the roof and into the store.

Uncertainty over the ongoing government shutdown has forced the organizers of the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal ceremony to make new plans, the Poughkeepsie Journal has learned. The 27th annual ceremony has been moved from its traditional home at the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park to Astor Courts in Rhinebeck on Sunday.

SPORTS: A busy Tuesday for high school sports in the mid-Hudson Valley includes a boys soccer rematch between rivals John Jay and Arlington, and a key league volleyball match between John Jay and Lourdes. Check out the Varsity Club blog for the entire schedule and scoring updates.

COMING WEDNESDAY: in Great Tastes!, find a recipe for making savory tomato leather, a tasty snack that packs well, and a benefit in Kingston this weekend that pairs art and food for a good cause.

The John Jay football team is enjoying an undefeated season, with an unlikely Patriot leading the way to many of those wins. In Wednesday's Varsity Club page, read about Andrew Moesch, John Jay's kicker, who has hit three game-winning field goals in John Jay's five games this season.

WEATHER: Clear skies tonight with a low near 39 is what the National Weather Service is calling for. Tomorrow, sunny skies and a high of about 67.

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Today's news summary, Oct. 8, 2013

Authorities have identified the man killed in Sunday's motorcycle accident in Fishkill; Price Chopper is set to reopen after storm damage.